Archive: 18 March 2001
34 articles found
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
When religion is manipulated for political ends
When religion is manipulated for political ends Agama Rakyat Agama Penguasa, Konstruksi tentang Realitas Agama dan Demokrasi (People's religion Ruler's Religion: A Construction on Reality of Religion and Democracy); Zainuddin Maliki; Published by Galang Press, Yogyakarta, 2000; 252 pp.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Indonesia aims to stay in 1st division of Asian baseball
Indonesia aims to stay in 1st division of Asian baseball JAKARTA (JP): The just-promoted Indonesian baseball team is aiming to maintain its presence in the first division of the Asian Championship baseball tournament.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
'ANteve' begins airing 'Boleh Contest'
'ANteve' begins airing 'Boleh Contest' Boleh Contest; ANteve, 5:30 p.m., Sunday JAKARTA (JP): One of the many local dot-com companies, bolehmail.com, launched Boleh Contest, a TV program linked to bolehmail's ongoing Cyber Model 2001 Contest, last Wednesday at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Indonesia -- The land of fine art forgery?
Indonesia -- The land of fine art forgery?By Agus Dermawan T JAKARTA (JP): Still remember the scandalous exhibition and cancelled auction of alleged painting forgeries called The Old Painting Pre-World War II held in Jakarta in November 2000?This scandal was one of the world's most pathetic fine...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Samudra Beach's Room No. 308 still retains its mystery
Samudra Beach's Room No. 308 still retains its mysteryBy Ida Indawati Khouw PELABUHAN RATU, West Java (JP): You can book any room you want at the Samudra Beach Hotel at Pelabuhan Ratu near Sukabumi, about 160 kilometers from Jakarta, but don't ask for room no. 308.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Guess What? Khofifah Indar Parawansa
Guess What? Khofifah Indar Parawansa A woman is usually highly conscious about age. How would you react if someone told you that you look older than your age?Khofifah Indar Parawansa, the State Minister for Women's Empowerment/Chairperson of the National Family Planning Board, could hardly believed...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Securing your twilight years
Securing your twilight years JAKARTA (JP): To date only some 350 out of millions of companies in this country have established the pension fund DPPK (Employer Sponsored Pension) for their workers to afford them financial security on retirement.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Forged art a a lucrative business
Forged art a a lucrative business The Indonesian art market is saturated with forged paintings, and members of the local art community have tried in vain to combat the crime. The Jakarta Post's Rita A Widiadana, along with contributors Putu Wirata, Yusuf Susilo and Reita I.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
TNI sends 3 battalion units, cavalry to Aceh
TNI sends 3 battalion units, cavalry to Aceh JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI) has dispatched three battalions to guard the gas field installation of US-based ExxonMobil Oil Indonesian Inc. (EMOI) in Aceh as part of an effort to let the company resume operations, Coordinating Minister for...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Modus operandi of swindling
Modus operandi of swindlingFrom Media IndonesiaA colleague of mine has been cheated by a man with a typically Middle Eastern face claiming to be called Nadjib Baktir (about 50). He got to know my colleague from the latter's advertisement in a Jakarta-based newspaper about the selling of his...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Candra, Tony, Lisa win Bola's Awards
Candra, Tony, Lisa win Bola's Awards JAKARTA (JP): Men's doubles shuttlers Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan and women's weightlifter Lisa Rumbewas won the 2000 Best Athlete Award conferred by Bola sports tabloid on Saturday to commemorate its 17th anniversary.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
OPEC restrains oil exports again
OPEC restrains oil exports again VIENNA (Reuters): OPEC producers agreed on Friday to restrain oil exports for the second time this year, slicing about one million barrels a day -- near the upper end of expectations.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
The land, the Dutch, Raffles
The land, the Dutch, Raffles JAKARTA (JP): In the 17th century, this region was one of the many targets of the V.O.C, the Dutch trading company, in its bid to take over and monopolize trading, especially that of spices, in Lampung.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Still Playing
Still Playing JAKARTA (JP): For Jakarta's movie lovers, there are lots of interesting films currently screened at local theaters. If you are confused at the amount and variety, The Jakarta Post's contributor Joko E.H. Anwar may have some suggestions for you. A Fighter's Blues. (Drama, 100 minutes).
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Waiting for Jakarta's quick action
Waiting for Jakarta's quick actionBy Hyginus Hardoyo Today, the people of Lampung celebrate the province's 37th anniversary. Prior to government regulation number 3/1964 issued on March 18, 1964, Lampung was a karesidenan (regency) under the province of South Sumatra.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Between desire and loathing in extramarital affairs
Between desire and loathing in extramarital affairsBy Hyginus Hardoyo JAKARTA (JP): In front of a sympathetic audience, the young man was willing to speak up and tell of his marital troubles."Doctor, my wife is having an extramarital affair with her former boyfriend.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Under the Shadow of the Legendary Queen
Under the Shadow of the Legendary QueenBy Panji Kuncoro Hadi Perhaps, it is not for me to understand why my father still loves this barren coastal area, the dangerous waves and his rotting canoe. I also have no idea why Nyai Lara Kidul, the legendary and beautiful Queen of the South Seas, has not...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
NU defends planned mobilization of Gus Dur supporters to the capital
NU defends planned mobilization of Gus Dur supporters to the capital YOGYAKARTA (JP): Deputy chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization's Syuriah (law-making body) Said Agiel Siradj defended on Saturday the planned mobilization of NU supporters to Jakarta.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Krakatau made this land heard
Krakatau made this land heard JAKARTA (JP): What comes to mind when Lampung is mentioned? Lampung coffee? Rubber? Shrimp farm? Bakauheni ferry port? The giant Bakrie group?None of the above?For outsiders, especially foreigners, the first things that come to mind about this province are probably:...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Still a key success factor
Still a key success factorBy Zatni Arbi Unlike the government of Indonesia, businesses around the world have long chanted a three-word mantra: Efficiency, efficiency, efficiency. It is not a new concept, as you would say.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Shangri-La hotel workers injured during protest
Shangri-La hotel workers injured during protest JAKARTA (JP): Several of some 300 employees involved in a labor dispute with Shangri-La hotel were injured when police officers dispersed their demonstration in front of the Central Jakarta hotel on Saturday, the first day it resumed operation.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Dim Sum to make your snack time special
Dim Sum to make your snack time special Starting this week, The Jakarta Post's Cook's Corner will present recipes prepared by Mary Winata twice a month, in the first and third week. JAKARTA (JP): A wide variety of Dim Sum is usually served as a snack during morning or afternoon tea in some Asian...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 9:00 Children's Film 9:30 Sports 11:00 Music 12:00 p.m. Traditional Comedy 1:30 Children's Program 3:00 News 3:30 Religious Teachings 4:00 Children's Program 5:00 News 5:30 Children's Program 6:00 Student's Program 7:00...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Luluk Purwanto: You have to keep creating
Luluk Purwanto: You have to keep creating JAKARTA (JP): Violinist Luluk Purwanto is one of very few Indonesian musicians to have gone international.She was born in the Central Java city of Surakarta on June 25, 1959.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
All's well that ends well
All's well that ends wellBy Darul Aqsha JAKARTA (JP): Many parents in Indonesia used to encourage their children to join the civil service or military.They deemed as "servants of the state" their children's future would be guaranteed, or at least they would receive a pension at retirement.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Paintings of Nyai Rara Kidul 'claimed victims'
Paintings of Nyai Rara Kidul 'claimed victims' PELABUHAN RATU, West Java (JP): Basoeki Abdullah's paintings of Nyai Rara Kidul, considered by many as the spiritual Queen of the South, are mystical and by the artist's account claimed a number of victims.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Dealing with deadly anthrax bacterium
Dealing with deadly anthrax bacteriumBy Maria Endah Hulupi JAKARTA (JP): Recent reports of anthrax-infected livestock in West Java are causing concern. Many people now shun beef and mutton for fear of contracting anthrax from infected meat.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Bomb explodes, destroys railway track in Serpong
Bomb explodes, destroys railway track in Serpong JAKARTA (JP): A bomb exploded early Saturday morning in the middle of a railway bridge over the Cisadane river in Serpong district, Banten province, shortly after a freight train passed.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Marzuki installed, told to save forests
Marzuki installed, told to save forests JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid installed Marzuki Usman as the new Minister of Forestry on Saturday replacing Nurmahmudi Ismail who was sacked from the Cabinet on Thursday.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Indonesia, a country of convenience!
Indonesia, a country of convenience! JAKARTA (JP): One may think that visiting Indonesia is risky; what with the riots, demonstrations, robberies, bombings and all that.But the truth is different, at least for those who have been here for quite some time.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Photo: Frida Kahlo and Her Friends, by Lola Alvarez Bravo, La Casa de Mexico, Jl. Panglima Polim III no. 1-3, South Jakarta, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., until March 28. * Video Installation by Christophorus Ade Desembris, French Cultural Center, Jl.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Children deal with trauma through art
Children deal with trauma through artBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): What can one say about children who have not met the same fate as their parents but have lived instead to see the their father's head chopped off and paraded on a pole, and their mother raped and murdered before their eyes?That they...
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Forgery, crime plaguing art world
Forgery, crime plaguing art worldBy Reita I. Malaon JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian art market has enjoyed a boom since 1998, despite the economic crisis. You can visit any major art gallery or attend various art auctions and witness the increasing appreciation for works of art.
Sun, 18 Mar 2001
Guess What? Anggun C. Sasmi
Guess What? Anggun C. Sasmi JAKARTA (JP): Internationally acclaimed singer Anggun C. Sasmi seems to have decided that there is no place like home.But in her case, after spending several years in Paris and making it big there with the hit Snow on the Sahara and her recent album Chrysalis, absence...